Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Gray Funeral Home Located in Laurens, Clinton, and Whitmire, SC

Sandra Darlene Bridgeman

Sandra Darlene Bridgeman

Sep 5, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Sandra Darlene Bridgeman, age 66, of 301 Reedy Fork Road, and widow of Bobby Joe Bridgeman, passed away Saturday, September 05, 2015 in the Laurens County Hospital. She was born in Greenville and was the daughter of Robert Bennett Jones and Margaret Jones. She is survived by her son, Ray Bridgeman (Deidre) of Easley; her brother,...

Eldora Mitchum Bible

Eldora Mitchum Bible

Sep 3, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Eldora Mitchum Bible, age 84, of 391 Smith Road, and widow of Earl E. (Red) Bible, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015. She was born in Berkley County and was a daughter of the late Walter and Julia Phillips Mitchum. Mrs. Bible retired from Anderson Hosiery Plant in Clinton. She was a member of Sandy Springs...

Doris Suber Workman

Doris Suber Workman

Sep 3, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Doris Suber Workman, age 94, of 1660 Fifth Avenue, widow of Ace C. Workman, Jr., passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015 at her home. She was born in Newberry and was the daughter of the late Henry C. Suber and Bessie Dominick Suber. Mrs. Workman retired from the School District 56, was a member and treasurer...

Ronald Anthony Marino

Ronald Anthony Marino

Sep 1, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Ronald Anthony Marino, age 55, of 474 W. Patton Road, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at his home. He was born in Freeport, Long Island, NY and was a son of the late Frank D. and Evelyn Tkotz Marino. Mr. Marino retired from Teknor Apex of Fountain Inn and was a member of New Horizon...

Hazel Howell Littleton

Hazel Howell Littleton

Aug 23, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Hazel Howell Littleton, age 68, died Sunday, August 23, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. She was known for her strength, perseverance, and deep love for her family. Hazel was born October 24, 1946, in Clinton, SC to Oscar and Selma Howell. She was an active member of The Spring Church in...

Peggy Farmer Tucker

Peggy Farmer Tucker

Aug 20, 2015

Dateline – Anderson, SC Peggy Farmer Tucker, age 78, formerly of Joanna and widow of Lee Add Tucker, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015 at NHC of Anderson. She was born in Joanna and was a daughter of the late Frank Farmer and Lillian Phillips Wright. Mrs. Tucker was a member of Fairview Baptist Church; was a homemaker and worked...

David "Henry" Ingle Jr.

David "Henry" Ingle Jr.

Aug 18, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC David “Henry” Ingle, Jr., age 74, of 101 Eden Street, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at his home. He was born in Cross Hill and was a son of the late David Henry Ingle, Sr. and the late Florine Ridlehoover Ingle. Mr. Ingle retired from Torrington Bearing Company and enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. He...

Marshal Talmadge Vaughan, Sr.

Marshal Talmadge Vaughan, Sr.

Aug 17, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Marshal Talmadge Vaughan, Sr., age 92, of 1540 Sandy Springs Road, died Monday, August 17, 2015, at his home. He was born in Woodruff and was a son of the late Morris Talmadge and Mildred Kellette Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan retired from Torrington Bearing Company, was a member of the Baptist faith, and a former Shriner. He...

David "Dave" R. Anderson

David "Dave" R. Anderson

Aug 16, 2015

Dateline - Clinton, SC David “Dave” R. Anderson, age 55, of Laurens County, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015. He was born in Crookstone, Minnesota and was the son of Vergil Clarence Anderson and Patricia Anne Shute Anderson. Mr. Anderson was employed as a Supervisor at V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant. He was a graduate of University of Kansas where he...

Judy Crawford Samples

Judy Crawford Samples

Aug 14, 2015

Dateline – Cross Hill, SC Judy Crawford Samples, age 68, of 73 Samples Drive, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015, in Hospice Care of the Piedmont in Greenwood. She was born in Ware Shoals and was a daughter of Jessie Townsend and the late Frank Max Ashley. Mrs. Samples was a LPN for 20 years at Martha Franks. In addition...

Ruth Pate Tiller Coleman

Ruth Pate Tiller Coleman

Aug 11, 2015

Dateline – Clinton Ruth Tiller Coleman, age 73, of Clinton passed away Tuesday, August 11th, 2015. She was born in Sumter, SC on March 15, 1942 and was a daughter of the late John Bush and Jane Brogdon Pate. Mrs. Coleman graduated from Hillcrest High School in Sumter, SC in 1960, where she served as President of the Student Body,...

Doris "Mickey" Samples Quinn

Doris "Mickey" Samples Quinn

Aug 7, 2015

Dateline – Cowpens, SC Doris “Mickey” Samples Quinn, age 77, of 132 Carson Drive, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. She was born in Clinton and was a daughter of Nannie Simpson Samples and the late Forrest Samples. Mrs. Quinn was a former employee of Cintas Uniform Rental and really enjoyed working as a...

Jonathan Caleb Greene

Jonathan Caleb Greene

Aug 7, 2015

Dateline-Enoree, SC Jonathan “Caleb” Greene, age 19, of 125 Whitmore Rd., left us to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, August 7, 2015. Caleb was employed with Southern Aluminum Foundry and Machine in Clinton. He was a 2014 Graduate of Laurens Academy, where he was an outstanding athlete, playing baseball and football through middle school and all four years...

John Clark Bundrick Sr.

John Clark Bundrick Sr.

Aug 5, 2015

CLARK BUNDRICK WHITMIRE – John Clark Bundrick, 53, formerly of 930 Central Avenue, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Whitney Place in Union. Born October 5, 1961 in Whitmire, he was the son of the late Tommy and Betty Hunnicutt Bundrick. He attended the public schools in Whitmire and was raised up in the Whitmire Pentecostal Holiness Church. Surviving are...

Jane Earl Fulmer Gedeist

Jane Earl Fulmer Gedeist

Aug 4, 2015

Dateline – Whitmire Jane E. Gedeist, age 62, of 378 Central Ave, Whitmire, SC passed away at her home Tuesday evening. She was born in Laurens County and was a daughter of the late James E. and Margaret Knight Fulmer. She was a graduate of Ford High School and was an employee of CCL Label formerly Avery Denison for 20...

Steven "Steve" Craig Hood

Steven "Steve" Craig Hood

Aug 4, 2015

Dateline – Rock Hill Steven (Steve) Craig Hood of York, SC, passed away peacefully at home on August 4, 2015. Mr. Hood served in the Army Reserves early in life and later managed “Daddys Money” and also worked for Hargett Telephone and then opened his own business Hood Telephone Services. He was a great husband and best friend. He is...

Melvin "Bear" Gilstrap

Melvin "Bear" Gilstrap

Aug 3, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Melvin “Bear” Gilstrap, age 66, of 3740 Neely Ferry Road, passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 at the Laurens County Memorial Hospital. He was born in Easley, SC and was a son of the late Leonard Edward and Lois Horton Gilstrap. Mr. Gilstrap was retired from the Local Union 421, where he was a welder and...

Merle L. Bailey

Merle L. Bailey

Aug 2, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Merle L. Bailey, age 86, of 114 Lynn Ave., passed away Sunday, August 2, 2015, at his home. He was born in Winterset, Iowa, and was a son of the late Willis Dailey and Nana Alcorn Bailey. Mr. Bailey retired from B. F. Shaw and was a member of Living Church of God in Anderson, SC....

Jack Penland

Jack Penland

Jul 31, 2015

Dateline – Laurens, SC Jack Penland, age 73, of 3806 Torrington Road, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015, at his home. He was born in Laurens and was a son of the late George M. and Elizabeth Anderson Penland. Everyone that knew Jack, knew his life’s love was his cattle and farming, and he enjoyed his time with his friends...

Herbert Owens

Herbert Owens

Jul 30, 2015

Dateline – Clinton, SC Herbert Owens, age 95, of 28713 Hwy 76 East, and widower of Doris W. Owens, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Hospice House of Laurens County. He was born in Pauline and was the son of the late Victor Owens and Maggie Mitchell Barrett. He is survived by his sons, Robert Stanley Owens (Kim)...